Total Complaints
77 filings
AUDI A4 · model year
77 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2010AUDIA4 carries 77 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2010 A4 is engine with 37 filings, followed by power train (6) and engine and engine cooling (5). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 9 investigation files overlapping the 2010 A4. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
77 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 37 |
| POWER TRAIN | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
This audi doesn’t have a dip stick that comes with the car. It burns 1-2 quarts of oil a month and doesn’t indicate when your car is low on oil. It’s a guessing game when the engine says put a quart of oil in and I needed 2 and a half quarts to be full. It’s such a saftey hazard I’m surprised audi hasn’t recalled this engine. I spent over $1000 to have everything resealed and fixed because it just ceased one day due to not having enough oil
No oil dip stick. The engine sucks a qt of oil every 2 weeks without leaks and due to the lack oem dip stick not in if you overfill your oil you’ll get bad spark plugs.
My parking brake keeps setting itself and then locking in place and it will not unlock now my gear shift will not shift I have no idea what's going on and it keeps happening and then it'll stop and it'll happen again it's going to cause an accident and it burns up oil like crazy I'm going through so much oil it's not even funny
My parking brake keeps setting itself and then locking in place and it will not unlock now my gear shift will not shift I have no idea what's going on and it keeps happening and then it'll stop and it'll happen again it's going to cause an accident and it burns up oil like crazy I'm going through so much oil it's not even funny
My parking brake keeps setting itself and then locking in place and it will not unlock now my gear shift will not shift I have no idea what's going on and it keeps happening and then it'll stop and it'll happen again it's going to cause an accident and it burns up oil like crazy I'm going through so much oil it's not even funny
Drains so much oil for only A car that takes 4.9L of oil. It’s unreal which causes so many other issues
Engine Excessive oil consumption burning oil then suddenly found out there is no oil in the engine that causes for blow the engine while driving if you don't add oil it's common problem for this car ; asking for solve the issue
The contact owns a 2010 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who determined that the timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that there was low compression in the engine. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
I have current issue with my Audi A4 steering rack where im driving it randomly it pull up one side or the other i have looked up that issues with the Audi A4 and alot of people are having steering rack failed where there’s space in the steering where it causes play and possible clicking noise and uneven drive Alot of people have that issues with the electrical steering and for some reason audi never recalled it even tho it’s happening rn to alot of people including me
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH A GOOD PRICE. THE CAR ITSELF RUNS PRETTY GOOD BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT BURNS OIL AND IT IS FACTORY PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT AUDI HAS THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION IT CONSUMES 1 QT EVERY 200 MILES.
Mileage: 86,000
I DON'T WHY AUDI HASN'T RECALL THE 2010 AUDI A4 MY CAR WILL NOT HOLD OIL HAD THREE REAR MAIN SEALS PUT IN. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED SEAL IT WAS $1200. JUST HAD OIL CHANGE AND A WEEK LATER NEEDED TO PUT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN CAR. AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL THIS CAR. I HAD A FRIEND TAKE HIS CAR TO AUDI AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR FREE.
Mileage: 115,000
THE COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON THIS VEHICLE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY HUSBAND ON 7/24/19. THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON 4/21/20. THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 81,000 MILES, BUT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM CAREFUL TO AVOID POT HOLES WHILE DRIVING, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. THE PHOTO I HAVE PROVIDED SHOWS THE BREAK IS NOT DUE TO RUST. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE 50+ YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING . MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A BROKEN COIL SPRING IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT PARTICULARLY IF IT PUNCTURES A TIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE GIVEN THAT THE BREAKS OCCURRED WITH 2 DIFFERENT COIL SPRINGS. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL THE COIL SPRINGS IN THE CAR BECAUSE I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. I UNDERSTAND THAT VOLKSWAGON, OF WHICH AUDI IS A PART OF, REC
Mileage: 81,500
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET I HEARD THAT IT WAS KNOCKING AND HAD STOPPED THE CAR TO CHECK ON IT BUT WAS NOT SURE SINCE I AM FIGURING THIS CAR OUT. AFTER THAT DAY IT HAD BEEN KNOCKING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAD STARTING TO SHAKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. BUT ANYWAYS WHEN I ACCELERATED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER, THE SHAKING STOPPED BUT WAS STILL KNOCKING. AND AFTER TIME IT JUST GOT WORSE AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Mileage: 92,290
MY CAR USES A LOT OF OIL AND BLOWS CLOUDS OF OIL GOING UP HILLS. AUDI WANTS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN FOR $7K BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFUSES TO DO IT FOR FREE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AUDI COULD DO THIS AND GET AWAY WITH IT. NEVER BUYING AN AUDI AGAIN.
Mileage: 89,000
AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE MY CAR IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED ONE IT'S REQUIRE MORE OIL JUST AFTER 300 MILES AND AUDI WON'T FIX IT ASKING FOR 6K TO 7K TO FIX THE ENGINE I BARELY HAVE 110K MILES ON THE CAR. AUDI NEED TO RECALL THEIR AND FIX IT FOR FREE
Mileage: 109,270
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I SLOW DOWN TO PARK I HEARD AND FELT A POP IN THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO PARK. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER WORK I WENT BACK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST CLANK REALLY LOUD. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE MECHANIC. I THEN TOWED THE CAR ABOUT A WEEK LATER TO THE MECHANIC FOR HIM TO CHECK IT OUT. AFTER A FEW DAYS HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE CHAIN TENSIONERS BROKE AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $4800 AND OR WE CAN PUT A NEW ENGINE FOR $6300.
Mileage: 114,000
CAR WAISTES TOO MUCH OIL, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CHANGE AND ADD NEW OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 DAYS OR LESS. I BOUGHT THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A FRIEND AND UP UNTIL 2 MONTHS AGO THE CAR SHOWED NO ISSUES. UP UNTIL ENDS OF JULY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR BACK HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR ALMOST OVERHEATED... I HAD CHANGED THE OIL 6 DAYS BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAD THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC, BOTH STATED IT WAS A FACTORY ISSUE.
CAR SUFFERED FROM CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HTTPS://TIMINGCHAINLITIGATION.COM/
Mileage: 79,000
CAR SUFFERED FROM CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HTTPS://TIMINGCHAINLITIGATION.COM/
Mileage: 79,000
"TAKATA RECALL" THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG KEEPS BEEPING AND THINKING WE HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO BUCKLE THE EMPTY SEAT BELT TO MAKE THE AIRBAG WARNING BEEPS AND LIGHT STOP.
Mileage: 10
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2010 AUDI A4; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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